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We're sharing stories, responses and discussing the theme of this year's Sickle Cell Awareness Month, "Sickle Cell Taught Me..."

Current event links:

• Black Blood Matters: https://www.wavy.com/news/health/red-cross-black-blood-matters-for-some-with-sickle-cell-anemia/

• Sickle Cell Patients Should Have Medical Exemption in the UK: https://sicklecellanemianews.com/2020/08/19/uk-nhs-medical-exemption-petition/

• Millions of Americans carry the sickle cell trait, many without knowing it. Could they be at risk for severe Covid-19?: https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/03/millions-carry-sickle-cell-trait-could-they-be-at-risk-for-severe-covid19/

• When Actions Speak Louder Than Words — Racism and Sickle Cell Disease: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2022125